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Recent Examples of serpent The serpent here represents intuition, transformation and grace. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025 This serpent, native to East and Southeast Asia, feeds on poisonous toads that contain the neurotoxic compound bufadienolide. Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025 Though the leopard-like pattern is extremely rare, snake aficionados do occasionally find wild serpents with mutations. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025 Walking into the library, your first point of contact is with the intricate wooden carving of Coatlicue, the Aztec earth goddess and mother of the gods, who has twin serpents for a head and is a symbol of creation and destruction. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for serpent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serpent
Noun
  • Potential signs of a snake bite include swelling, bruising, pain, drooling and weakness.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • However, contrary to popular belief, cobras aren’t the fastest strikers in the snake world.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • And this even prompted former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to call Russia an enemy of the Iranian people and accuse them of caving to Satan.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • Gregory Peck plays a diplomat who secretly adopts a baby who turns out to be the son of Satan.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Eric Coomer, who was the security and product strategy director at the voting equipment company, sued the MyPillow founder and conspiracy theorist for calling him a traitor and accusing him of stealing the 2020 election.
    Jade Walker, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
  • The faithfuls must determine who the traitors are and banish them from the game in order to win the grand prize.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Amidst the many water monitors and garden lizards, guests might catch a glimpse of a snake lounging along the preserve, with resident species spanning from the Russell’s viper to the king cobra, a colossal creature that’s capable of measuring in at more than five meters in length.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • This finding extends the geographic range of the Persian horned viper.
    Real-Time news team, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • And Tony nominee Daniel J. Watts nails his portrayal of Sammy Davis Jr. as a real-life devil on the shoulder of the conflicted trailblazer, while Krystal Joy Brown, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ruby Lewis and Kenita Miller turn out stellar performances in multiple roles.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 12 June 2025
  • Photo : Riva Yachts Riva 68 Diable The 68 Diable lives up to its name—a handsome devil that will be the most stunning yacht at Venice.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The 10-episode Exiles comes from a new creative team, with Jason Ning (Lucifer) as showrunner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 May 2025
  • Production on the spinoff is set to begin this summer in Los Angeles, with Jason Ning (Lucifer, Mrs. Davis) tapped to serve as showrunner.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 May 2025

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“Serpent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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